Resources
The Office of Curriculum and Institutional Assessment has provided the following resources to assist the UTRGV community in strengthening and building a culture of continuous improvement in support of university-wide accreditation and assessment efforts.
Core Assessment Using Blackboard
Core Curriculum Assessment SharePoint Instructions
Gen Ed Assessment Alignment Instructions (Blackboard)
Gen Ed Assessment Artifact Evaluation Instructions (Blackboard)
Guidelines for Sampling (Gen Ed)
Quick Start Guide to Core Assessment Planning
UTRGV Core Assessment Rubrics –
Critical Thinking VALUE Rubric
Empirical & Quantitative Skills VALUE Rubric
Oral Communication VALUE Rubric
Written Communication VALUE Rubric
UTRGV Personal Responsibility Rubric
UTRGV Social Responsibility Rubric
UTRGV Visual Communication Rubric
UTRGV General Education Core Curriculum AY 2016-2017
UTRGV General Education Core Curriculum AY 2017-2018, AY 2018-2019
UTRGV Assessment Resource Library
UTRGV Strategic Analysis and Institutional Reporting
Assessment resources from the University of Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)
Arizona State University – University Office of Evaluation & Educational Effectiveness Outcome Examples
University of Central Florida – Assessment resources
University of North Carolina Greensboro – Office of Assessment & Accreditation resources
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment – Making Learning Outcomes Usable & Transparent
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Dr. Carlos E. Cuellar: The presentation will guide workshop participants on how to define, evaluate, and express Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for courses and programs across a variety of disciplines. Additionally, the workshop will help participants recognize why student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are foundational to creating an effective learning environment and developing meaningful assessment techniques that will improve teaching effectiveness.
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Dr. Laura Saenz: Curriculum maps are visual representations of the alignment between intended learning outcomes and opportunities to learn. Participants of this session will learn how to develop simple and complex curriculum maps at the course and program level to ensure adequate opportunities for learning intended outcomes.
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Dr. Javier Cavazos Vela: Rubrics are an important tool for assessment and learning. In this interactive workshop, participants will recognize reasons for using rubrics, become familiar with rubric components, identify strategies to develop rubrics, and reflect on techniques to use rubrics to provide feedback.
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Dr. Claudia Vela: Learning assessment techniques (LATs) measure and improve student learning. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore Dee Fink’s taxonomy of significant learning and identify appropriate LATs to assess students’ progress toward learning goals.